Historical child sexual abuse and child abuse in one form or another has been commonplace within the institution of the Catholic Church. In Australia, an Archbishop of the Catholic Church - Philip Wilson, is on trial for concealing this abuse. It now looks likely that he will not be punished for this beyond confinement to his home under his sisters care. Perhaps Ian Temby, QC, should be reminded about the impact that the Archbishop’s concealment had on the lives of the child abuse victims and their survival - imagine if it was you or your child, and think about how this abuse would haunt you forever. These children lived with the effect of their abuse all their lives (a whole of life sentence). One child reported his abuse at the time it happened, he was told that he needed to be punished, and the abuse continued. I believe that it is now appropriate to tell the Catholic Archbishop that he will be punished and this punishment will consist of jail time. The Catholic Church must send a clear message that they will not tolerate this behaviour by sacking Archbishop Wilson.

This petition calls for - 1) the jailing of Catholic Archbishop Philip Edward Wilson, irrespective of his health needs, and 2) The Catholic Church to sack Archbishop Wilson and take away his benefits.